Gian Carlo Menotti

Gian Carlo Menotti (pronounced [dʒan ˈkarlo meˈnɔtːi]) (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, among about two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste. He won the Pulitzer Prize for two of them: The Consul (1950) and The Saint o... More

Date of birth:

  • Jul 7, 1911

Date of death:

  • Feb 1, 2007 (age 95 years)

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Also known as:

  • Gian-Carlo Menotti,
  • Menotti, Gian Carlo

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Year Award Nominated work
  • 1953

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